unhappiness

un·hap·py  (n-hp)

adj. un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est

1. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful: unhappy over his friend's departure.

2. Not satisfied; displeased or discontented: unhappy with her raise.

3. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky.

4. Not suitable; inappropriate: an unhappy choice of words.

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un·happi·ly adv.

un·happi·ness n.

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Unhappiness of husbands—Hare, 1939.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being sadness feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" dolefulness - sadness caused by grief or affliction heaviness - persisting sadness; "nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss" melancholy - a feeling of thoughtful sadness misery - a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief" forlornness, loneliness, desolation - sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned tearfulness, weepiness - sadness expressed by weeping sorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" regret, ruefulness, sorrow, rue - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" cheerlessness, uncheerfulness - a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness depression - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness - a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"
	2.	unhappiness - state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" embitterment - the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him" sorrowfulness, sadness, sorrow - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" happiness, felicity - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

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unhappiness

noun

1. sadness, depression, misery, gloom, sorrow, melancholy, heartache, despondency, blues, dejection, wretchedness, low spirits There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.

2. discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, uneasiness, vexation, discontentment He has signalled his unhappiness with the government's decision.

Quotations
"He felt the loyalty we all feel to unhappiness - the sense that that is where we really belong" [Graham Greene The Heart of the Matter]
"Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations" [Edward de Bono]

Translations

unhappiness [ʌnˈhæpɪnɪs] N

1. (= sadness) → desdicha f, tristeza f; (= absence of happiness) → infelicidad f
he sensed her pain and unhappiness → notó su dolor y su desdicha or tristeza
I don't want to cause more unhappiness to you both → no quiero causarles más desdicha a los dos, no quiero ser más motivo de infelicidad para los dos
the unhappiness of their marriage was public knowledge → la infelicidad de su matrimonio era del dominio público

2. (= dissatisfaction) → descontento m
they expressed their unhappiness with or over the decision → expresaron su descontento con respecto a la decisión

unhappiness [ʌnˈhæpinɪs] n → tristesse f, peine f

unhappiness

n → Traurigkeit f; (= discontent) → Unzufriedenheit f → (with mit); this is a source of much unhappiness to me → das macht mich ganz unglücklich

unhappiness [ʌnˈhæpɪnɪs] n → infelicità